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Freelance Camp

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Please use tag/hashtag: freelancecamp

 

Menu: Home Venue Attendees Sessions Schedule Updates Sponsors The Basics

 

Mission

 

To discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / small service company. The event is to be situated in santa cruz to promote local business and technology.

 

Date & Locations

 

Sat, August 16th

 

Location: Santa Cruz, CA

Venue: Final deliberation (announcing june 15th)

 

notes to hosts: http://barcamp.org/BarCampHostingPoints

 

Sign Up Now

 

Please sign up on upcoming:

 

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/710228

 

Contributions / Planning Team

 

Shane Pearlman

Margaret Rosas

Peter Chester

Jeremy Neuner

Houshang Livian

Sean Tario

William Lawrence

Sol Lipman

David Beach

Chris Yonge

Reesa Abrams

Carey Bradfield

Amie Forest

 

Sponsors

 

*Incoming donations (cash, in-kind)*

*Santa Cruz Design + Innovation Center

*Lighthouse Bank

*Freelanceswitch

*Lulu Carpenters

*Paul Cuccia

*Quiddities

*Jeremy Neuner

*Shane & Peter Inc.

 

If you are interested in being a sponsor, please go to www.shaneandpeter.com and email shane.

 

 

Food

 

not sure yet

 

 

Gear

 

  • Wifi
  • Projector, White Boards
  • Photo
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Streaming or Stickam or Skype

 

Marketing & Promotion

 

Anyone interested in helping to do the logo / branding / tshirt for this event? (http://barcamp.org/SpreadBarCamp and http://barcamp.org/LogoGallery)

Barcamp.org

Blogs

Sponsor promo

Geeks & SC Design & Next mailing list

Upcoming

Friends and Family

 

Check out the logo comps:

 

 

 

Agenda

 

ideas for topics:

 

  • sales - leads
  • sales - closing
  • contracts
  • business structure
  • managing remote teams
  • how to fire a client
  • why start a business?
  • how much should I charge: hourly, bidding & proposals
  • doing both services & products
  • subcontracting
  • how to work from home and stay happily married
  • time management
  • part time: balancing job and clients
  • from part time to full time
  • getting work through your portfolio
  • insurance: health, life, liability
  • what to do when things go wrong
  • taxes and savings
  • handling slowdowns
  • handling quick growth
  • retirement

 

Schedule

 

1 Day event

 

  • 8am start + continental breaky
  • Lunch at noon - 2
  • Afternoon 2-6
  • Evening/Party .. somewhere cool - the red?

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